256
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From this reading 256 THE ROAD TO FRONTENAC.
36
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From this reading 36 "The Indians walked silently to the fire."
64
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From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
chainedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪnd/
bound with chains
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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increase twofold
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
Doubleday
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being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
being one more than seventeen
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
fileverbUS /faɪl/
record in a public office or in a court of law
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
start firing a weapon
From this reading 36 "The Indians walked silently to the fire."
FRONTENAC
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From this reading 256 THE ROAD TO FRONTENAC.
Frontispiecenoun
an ornamental facade
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
a young female
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
Menard
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From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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by chance
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading 256 THE ROAD TO FRONTENAC.
Identical; not different.
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
without speaking
From this reading 36 "The Indians walked silently to the fire."
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 36 "The Indians walked silently to the fire."
tortureverbUS /ˈtɔːrtʃər/
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading 36 "The Indians walked silently to the fire."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Half way down the steps was a double file of Indians chained two and two."
at the time that
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
in the company of; together with
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading 64 "Menard stood ... smiling with the same look of scorn he had worn ... when they led him to the torture."
a late time of life
From this reading _Frontispiece_ "Sitting on a bundle was, a girl, perhaps eighteen or nineteen years old."
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
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